2018 Portsmouth City Council election

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14 of 42 seats (One Third) to Portsmouth City Council
22 seats needed for a majority
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Con

Leader  | Donna Jones | Gerald Vernon-Jackson
Party  | Conservative | Liberal Democrats
Leader since  | June 2014  | May 2004
Leader's seat  | Hilsea  | Milton
Last election  | 5 (2014) | 3 (2014)
Seats before  | 7  | 3
Seats won  | 6
(19 total)  | 4
(16 total)
Seat change  | 1  | 1
Popular vote  | 17,058 | 11,739
Percentage  | 37% | 25%
Swing  | 9.7%  | 4.3%

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| Third party  | Fourth party
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UKIP

Leader  | Stephen Morgan | Colin Galloway
Party  | Labour | UKIP
Leader since  | October 2016  | May 2014
Leader's seat  | Charles Dickens  | Nelson
Last election  | 0 (2014) | 6 (2014)
Seats before  | 2  | 2
Seats won  | 4
(5 total)  | 0
(0 total)
Seat change  | 3  | 2
Popular vote  | 13,782  | 996
Percentage  | 32%  | 2%
Swing  | 8.1%  | 13.0%

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| Council control before election

No overall control

| Council control after election

No overall control

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Map of the results of the 2018 Portsmouth council election. Liberal Democrats in orange, Conservatives in blue and Labour in red.

The 2018 Portsmouth City Council election took place on Thursday 3 May 2018 to elect members of Portsmouth City Council.

14 of 42 seats were contested during this elections within the unitary authority.

After this year's local elections, the composition of the council is now (compared to the situation immediately prior to the election):

Party | Before Election | After Election | Change

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| Conservative | 20 | 19 | -1
| Liberal Democrats | 15 | 16 | +1
| Labour | 2 | 6 | +4
| Independent | 2 | 1 | -1
| UKIP | 2 | 0 | -2
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0

The Statement of Persons Nominated was made on 6 April 2018 by Returning Officer David Williams.[1]

Following the elections, a Liberal Democrat minority administration was formed, with the support of Labour. This replaced the previous Conservative minority administration that had governed since 2014.[2]

## Ward results[edit]

### Baffins[edit]

Baffins  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Jeanette Smith  | 1,421  | 37.4  | 8.5
| Conservative | Terry Norton  | 1,285  | 33.8  | 12.9
| Labour | Liam Turish  | 794  | 20.9  | 4.2
| UKIP | Todd Sweeney  | 169  | 4.4  | 26.9
| Green | Bob Simmonds  | 132  | 3.5  | N/A
Majority  | 136  | 3.6  | N/A
Turnout | 3,801  | 34.2  | 0.1
| Liberal Democrats gain from UKIP | Swing | 17.7  |

### Central Southsea[edit]

Central Southsea  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | George Fielding  | 1,721  | 44.1  | 28.3
| Liberal Democrats | Lee Hunt*  | 1,377  | 35.3  | 4.0
| Conservative | Prab Ghosh  | 627  | 16.1  | 1.3
| Green | Tim Sheerman-Chase  | 181  | 4.6  | 12.3
Majority  | 344  | 8.8  | N/A
Turnout | 3,906  | 36.0  | 5.4
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |  |

### Charles Dickens[edit]

Charles Dickens  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Claire Udy1 | 844  | 33.9  | 10.2
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Shreeve  | 729  | 29.3  | 1.3
| Conservative | Syed Haque  | 619  | 24.9  | 14.0
| Independent | Paul Godier*  | 155  | 5.7  | 26.12
| Green | Sarah Gilbert  | 141  | 5.7  | N/A
Majority  | 115  | 4.6  | N/A
Turnout | 2500  | 19.7  | 4.6
| Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | 5.8%  |

1: After nominations were closed, Udy resigned from the Labour Party citing a lack of support from the local party while under investigation by the National Executive Committee.[3][4]
2: Godier's share compared to his performance under UKIP label in 2014.

### Copnor[edit]

Copnor  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Ben Swann  | 1,355  | 46.8  | 16.6
| Labour | Mo Quinn  | 824  | 28.5  | 7.5
| Liberal Democrats | Ross Campbell  | 423  | 14.6  | 1.1
| UKIP | Terry Chipperfield-Harrison  | 161  | 5.6  | 26.0
| Green | Ken Hawkins  | 130  | 4.5  | N/A
Majority  | 531  | 18.4  | N/A
Turnout | 2,893  | 29.5  | 2.9
| Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing |  |

### Cosham[edit]

Cosham  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Hannah Hockaday*  | 1,614  | 52.7  | 21.7
| Labour | Graham Heaney  | 954  | 31.1  |  8.4
| Liberal Democrats | Helena Cole  | 213  | 7.0  |  9.0
| UKIP | Michael Jerome  | 173  | 5.6  |  18.4
| Independent | Peter Marcus  | 110  | 3.6  | N/A
Majority  | 660  | 21.6  | 14.6
Turnout | 3064  | 29.7  | 6.1
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Drayton and Farlington[edit]

Drayton and Farlington  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Simon Bosher*  | 2,588  | 67.3  | 14.3
| Labour | Sue Castillon  | 918  | 23.9  | 7.6
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Pritchard  | 340  | 8.8  | 1.5
Majority  | 1670  | 43.4  | 12.5
Turnout | 3846  | 36.8  | 2.9
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Eastney and Craneswater[edit]

Eastney and Craneswater  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Luke Stubbs*  | 1,763  | 43.6  | 3.9
| Labour | Luke Evans  | 1,144  | 28.3  | 18.8
| Liberal Democrats | Tracy McClure  | 969  | 23.9  | 4.4
| Green | Menno Groen  | 172  | 4.2  | 2.3
Majority  | 619  | 15.3  | 3.9
Turnout | 4,060  | 42.0  | 2.3
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Fratton[edit]

Fratton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Tom Coles  | 1,108  | 37.5  | 11.4
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Brown  | 1,036  | 35.0  | 13.3
| Conservative | Tony Sarigul  | 543  | 18.4  | 1.2
| UKIP | Kevin Chippindall-Higgins  | 154  | 5.2  | 26.0
| Green | Mike Wines  | 114  | 3.9  | N/A
Majority  | 72  | 2.5  | N/A
Turnout | 2955  | 28.5  | 1.4
| Labour gain from UKIP | Swing |  |

### Hilsea[edit]

Hilsea  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Frank Jonas*  | 1,739  | 57.4  | 16.6
| Labour | Graham Mitchell  | 868  | 28.6  | 3.2
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Williams  | 224  | 7.4  | 1.1
| Green | Emma Murphy  | 199  | 6.6  | N/A
Majority  | 871  | 28.8  | 13.4
Turnout | 3030  | 29.3  | 2.5
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Milton[edit]

Milton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Ben Dowling*  | 1,656  | 41.7  | 11.5
| Labour | Rajah Ghosh  | 1,264  | 31.8  | 10.6
| Conservative | Josh Ahmed  | 856  | 21.6  | 0.7
| Green | Tamara Groen  | 193  | 4.9  | N/A
Majority  | 392  | 9.9  | 4.2
Turnout | 3,969  | 36.6  | 3.1
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |

### Nelson[edit]

Nelson  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Jason Fazackarley  | 1,124  | 40.1  | 10.4
| Labour | Rumal Khan  | 768  | 27.4  | 3.5
| Conservative | Alicia Denny  | 625  | 22.3  | 8.6
| UKIP | Colin Galloway*  | 148  | 5.3  | 25.9
| Green | Duncan Robinson  | 136  | 4.9  | N/A
Majority  | 356  | 12.7  | N/A
Turnout | 2801  | 27.2  | 1.9
| Liberal Democrats gain from UKIP | Swing |  |

### Paulsgrove[edit]

Paulsgrove  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Jo Hooper  | 1,224  | 45.7  |  25.6
| Labour | David Horne  | 1,100  | 41.0  |  10.7
| UKIP | Stuart Potter*  | 191  | 7.1  |  32.9
| Liberal Democrats | Iain Sutherland  | 165  | 6.2  |  1.8
Majority  | 124  | 4.7  | N/A
Turnout | 2680  | 26.4  |  0.3
| Conservative gain from UKIP | Swing |  |

### St Jude[edit]

St Jude  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Judith Smyth  | 1,270  | 36.4  | 24.5
| Conservative | Linda Symes*  | 1,165  | 33.4  | 2.9
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Adair  | 867  | 24.8  | 1.4
| Green | Chris Jolley  | 187  | 5.4  | 6.6
Majority  | 105  | 3.0  | 6.7
Turnout | 3,496  | 38.2  | N/A
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 13.7  |

### St Thomas[edit]

St Thomas  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Rob Wood*  | 1,195  | 34.6  | 1.2
| Conservative | Terry Henderson  | 1,055  | 30.4  | 0.4
| Labour | Sumel Chowdhury  | 1,049  | 30.4  | 15.5
| Green | Bekkie Kingsley-Smith  | 154  | 4.5  | N/A
Majority  | 140  | 4.2  | 0.6
Turnout | 3,463  | 33.3  | 0.6
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.4  |

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Portsmouth City Council. 6 April 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
2. ^ "Lib Dem Gerald Vernon-Jackson wins Portsmouth council leadership". BBC News. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
3. ^ "Claire Udy Resignation". Claire Udy. 27 April 2018.
4. ^ "Claire Udy Statement". Claire Udy. 27 April 2018.

Preceded by
2016 Portsmouth City Council election | Portsmouth City Council elections | Succeeded by
2019 Portsmouth City Council election

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